shutil in python

import shutil

# copies file located at source. If file already exists, it's overwritten
shutil.copy("main.py", "main2.py")

# copy2 is similar to copy except preserves metadata
shutil.copy2("main.py", "main2.py")

# copytree - copies full directory
shutil.copytree(".folder1", "myfolder")

import shutil

shutil.move(".folder1/file.txt", "file.txt")  # moves file

import shutil

shutil.rmtree("folder1")  # deletes folder